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My friend’s hubby is hitting on me

Conceptual photo of a marital infidelity. PHOTO| FILE| NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • Talk to the man about why you can never date him and if he persists, talk to your friend and explain the situation. The truth will set you free.
  • Men don’t give up easily so asking him to stop may not help much. Just keep off and things will be fine

I have known my best friend since high school and people think we are sisters. She is married and has a young child, but I am still single and childless. Whenever she has nanny problems, she calls upon me and I drop everything to help her. I run a business so I’m flexible. I have also had many sleepovers at her home during times when I don’t want to be home alone. Her husband has started hitting on me. I have warned him and threatened to tell my friend, but he is unrelenting. Nowadays when she invites me to her home, I find an excuse not to go. I don’t want to be in the same house with that man. My friend has noticed that I no longer go to her house as often as I used to and she is wondering why. I’m afraid of telling her about her husband because she is very happy in her marriage and the news that he has been hitting on me will break her heart. What should I do?

Readers’ advice
If you value your friendship then keep away from your friend’s house and keep a distance from her husband. Don’t open a pandora’s box by telling your friend because first, it will strain your relationship with your friend and secondly, it may break your friend’s marriage. So, be very careful. Keep yourself busy as an excuse to avoid going to your friend’s house even if she asks for your help with nanny matters. This will help you avoid her husband. Men don’t give up easily so asking him to stop may not help much. Just keep off and things will be fine.